Influenza pandemic

academics and doctors that are questioning the basis for an influenza…

immunized with the influenza vaccine. The article “Requiring influenza vaccination for health care workers: seven truths we must accept”, written by G. A. Poland, P. Tosh, and R. M. Jacobson identifies seven reasons why it is imperative to require all health care employees to receive the vaccine.(Poland, Gregory A.; Tosh, Pritish; Jacobson, Robert M. 2251) The article attempts to persuade the health care system and health care workers that the influenza vaccine prevents influenza infections…

reduction and prevention of influenza vaccination is the most effective way. Because influenza viruses to undergo a process known as antigenic drift mutations enhance the resistance to the vaccine, it will need to make some changes of vaccine per year. Even if the drift caused by a virus vaccine offers some protection against the flu. This small protection, which is not true in the case of the antigen results in a shift to the appearance of a new influenza virus. To speed up influenza…

Pro-Vaccines Vaccines are part of the human history and without it some of us would not be around anymore. There have been many outbreaks of disease spread throughout the US and the only way to contain it was through vaccines. It is important to have the knowledge about vaccines since they are part of our schedule maintenance for our body. Because of the many diseases that are contained at this time, the lost of interest has dissipated on the importance of vaccines, but recently, new…

Statistics included much data in the form of different graphs about influenza. To begin, influenza was placed under the category of “Infectious and Contagious Diseases”, contributing to its category’s total of 1,103 deaths and 4.90% of the total mortality (pg. 42). “Infectious and Contagious Diseases” was further classified under “Parasitic Diseases”, which accounted for 9,522 deaths and 42.40% of the total mortality (pg. 42). Influenza was the twelfth principal cause of death in Maryland in…

surrounding children’s vaccination locations. It doesn’t support a specific viewpoint but more supports there hope to inform people see where the kids go. 3. Describe the problem identified by the author. The main problem is the lack of research on where influenza vaccinations are given to people younger than 18 years old. They want to find out the percentages from all possible locations to help see if there are trends surrounding age, gender, economic status, metropolitan statistical area, and…

Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Vaccinations are the early cure for many illnesses. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases also says, “ When you skip vaccines, you leave yourself vulnerable to illnesses such as shingles, pneumococcal disease, influenza, and HPV and hepatitis B, both leading causes of cancer”. Every vaccination you decide not to get, you are putting yourself in higher risk of getting the illness. “The viruses and bacteria that cause illness and death still exist and can…

Yes vaccines are helpful and yes doctors will probably never stop giving them,but are they really that great? Let’s find out. Vaccines have been around for almost 200 years. That’s a pretty long time,but not all vaccines are safe and easy like you think. Sometimes vaccines can cause bad side effects that are harmful to the human body. The CDC (center for disease control) says all vaccines carry life-threatening allergic reactions in about 1 per million children. Some studies show that sometimes…

4 Myths About the Flu Vaccine The flu is a serious illness causing thousands of deaths each year. The best way to reduce your chances at developing the flu is to be informed. All too often, myths and legends paralyze you into inaction. When it comes to the flu vaccine, doing nothing could be life-threatening. You Can Get the Flu from the Vaccine There are many people who still get sick even though they got the flu vaccine. As a result of this, there are people who think that the vaccine gave…

Dear Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, I assume by now you all have heard of the horrible virus that was released into the North and South Americas. Let me allow you to brief you all of the effects of the virus. Instead of killing people by the dozens, the virus has caused those affected to turn into walking corpses. The virus has has dissipated, however those carrying the virus has transfer it by their saliva. Recent news has shown that the zombies will be reaching Southeast Asia…